Lawyers are leaders and are called upon to lead clients, businesses, educational institutions, nonprofit and charitable institutions, governmental entities, as well as firms, in-house legal offices, and bar associations. This program fills the gap in legal education to provide every attendee with a working knowledge of leadership best practices, leadership theory, and leadership approaches that are useful in all areas of practice for lawyers.

 

Leadership for Lawyers is a course that provides key insights plus a practical review of the leadership literature and real world examples of successful leadership in the legal profession. This course brings to the profession the key advances in leadership development in such areas as communication, diversity and promotion of women in the legal profession, business development, law firm management, and client service and client selection. More and more law firms are hiring leadership development experts to help give their firms a competitive advantage. The legal profession is now catching on to the leadership development activities and training that other professions have been using for the past decade. This course is an excellent introduction to the approaches that will help make you a better leader.

 

 

12:30 PM

 

90 Minutes

- Leadership for Lawyers: Why It Is Important Today

- Leadership Challenges in the Legal Profession

- Leadership Theory and How It Applies to the Legal Profession

- Leadership Best Practices

 

15 Minute Break

 

90 Minutes

- Leadership Approaches to Meet Our Current Challenges

- Expected Benefits of Being A Better Leader

* Improved Client Services and Client Satisfaction

* Improved Productivity and Quality of Work from Partners and Associates

* Greater Influence and Team Work at Your In-House Counsel Office

* More Effective Communication with Judges and Opposing Counsel

* Better Approaches for Improved Planning in Your Practice

* Improved Performance on Boards of Directors

* Increase in Writing of Articles, Publications and Giving Speeches

* Better Hiring and Mentoring of Associates

 

 

4:15 PM

 

 

 

The lecturer, Herb Rubenstein, has 30 years of hands-on leadership experience in private practice, with the federal government, and as an educator and in business. He is the author of several books, including Leadership for Lawyers (2005, second edition, 2008), and over 100 articles on leadership topics. He has taught multi-day leadership development courses for lawyers and has designed this three hour course specifically for the Colorado Bar Association. Herb Rubenstein is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington and Lee University (1974), a Georgetown Law School graduate (1982) and earned his master in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin (1977). He is the Chief Operating Officer of the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology in Lakewood, Colorado and was a candidate for the U.S. Congress in 2006. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the International Leadership Association and was the Co Chair of the 2004 Annual Conference for the International Leadership Association. He is a member of the bar of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

 

- Explains Leadership Theory in a Practical Way

- Identifies Leadership Best Practices

- Relates Leadership Development to the Daily Challenges Faced by Lawyers

- Is Highly Interactive

- Designed and Taught by a Lawyer for Lawyers

- Presents Approaches that are Immediately Usable

- Is for lawyers in All Areas of Practice

- Is for Lawyers in All Size Firms and In-house Counsel Offices

- Is for Lawyers Who Are in Leadership Positions in Companies and Non-Profits

- Builds on Your Desire to be a Better Leader and Help Others Be Better Leaders

- Will Help You Identify Unsuccessful Leadership Strategies and Approaches

- Will Answer Your Questions on How to Be a Better Leader

- Will Give You a Definition of Leadership That Is Practical and Useful

 

Denver - CBA-CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Ste. 300

Colorado Springs - 421 South Tejon Street, Ste 100

Grand Junction - 1250 E. Sherwood Drive